The "Schlosskellerei Turmhof Tiefenbrunner" winery is located in Entiklar, a fraction of the municipality of Kurtatsch (Cortaccia) in the South Tyrolean lowlands (province of Bolzano) in the Italian wine-growing region of South Tyrol ( Trentino-South Tyrol region). The origins of the traditional winery go back to the documented mention of the "Linticlar Estate" in 1225. After 1675, the owners of the estate changed several times until the estate was finally given its present name, Tiefenbrunner. In 1848, the estate began to operate as a commercial winery and to purchase grapes from contract winegrowers. The opening of a Buschenschank in 1968, today the popular "Bistro Castel Turmhof", initiated the bottling of the wine. Today, the winery is run by the fifth generation, Sabine and Christof Tiefenbrunner with their two children Anna and Johannes. Oenologist Stephan Rohregger is currently steering the fortunes in the cellar. It is also worth mentioning that since 1910, the electricity needs have been covered by renewable energy from their own hydroelectric power plant.
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